महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-199, verse-47

तेषां पुण्यजनोपेतं राष्ट्रमावसतां महत् ।
पाण्डवानां महाराज शश्वत्प्रीतिरवर्धत ॥४७॥

47. teṣāṁ puṇyajanopetaṁ rāṣṭramāvasatāṁ mahat ,
pāṇḍavānāṁ mahārāja śaśvatprītiravardhata.

47. teṣām puṇyajanopetam rāṣṭram āvasatām mahat
pāṇḍavānām mahārāja śaśvat prītiḥ avardhata

47. O great king, while the Pāṇḍavas resided in that great kingdom, which was populated by virtuous people, their prosperity continuously increased.

47. הו מלך גדול, בעוד שבני פָּאנְדוּ גרו בממלכה הגדולה ההיא המלאה אנשי יושר, השמחה שלהם גדלה ללא הרף.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those Pāṇḍavas (of them, their)

• पुण्यजनोपेतम् (puṇyajanopetam) - endowed with virtuous people, populated by good people

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, realm, country

• आवसताम् (āvasatām) - of the Pāṇḍavas dwelling (of those dwelling, of those inhabiting)

• महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, extensive

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - constantly, perpetually, always

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, happiness, joy, satisfaction, prosperity

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - increased, grew, prospered

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those Pāṇḍavas (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas, agreeing with 'pāṇḍavānām'.

पुण्यजनोपेतम् (puṇyajanopetam) - endowed with virtuous people, populated by good people

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇyajanopeta

puṇyajanopeta - endowed with virtuous people, populated by good people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇyajana+upeta)

• puṇyajana – virtuous person, good person
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, furnished with, joined, approached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa' and 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'rāṣṭram'.

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, realm, country

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, country, dominion

Note: Object of 'āvasatām'.

आवसताम् (āvasatām) - of the Pāṇḍavas dwelling (of those dwelling, of those inhabiting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āvasat

āvasat - dwelling, inhabiting, residing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell) with prefix 'ā' and 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: vas (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, extensive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty, important

From root 'mah' (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rāṣṭram'.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
  Root: mah (class 1)
• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, happiness, joy, satisfaction, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, happiness, joy, satisfaction, prosperity

From root 'prī' (to please, delight).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'avardhata'.

अवर्धत (avardhata) - increased, grew, prospered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛdh

Imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Augment 'a' + root 'vṛdh' in middle voice formation.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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